Sunday, November 19
Louisville, Ky.
12:00 PM
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No. 10 Oregon Meets No. 5 Louisville on Sunday
11/18/17 | Women's Basketball
The No. 10 ranked Oregon women's basketball team will meet No. 5 ranked Louisville on Sunday in the preseason WNIT championship game.
EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 10 ranked Oregon women's basketball team will meet No. 5 ranked Louisville on Sunday in the preseason WNIT championship game.
#10 OREGON DUCKS (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 94.7 | FG%: 50.0 | 3FG%: 44.6 | FT%: 70.7
Notable: Guard Sabrina Ionescu is just the eight player in NCAA history to record a triple-double in back-to-back games. She did it against Drake on Sunday and again at No. 19 Texas A&M on Thursday. Fellow sophomore Ruthy Hebard was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field for 24 points against the Aggies. The Ducks are coming off their first ever appearances in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 and return all five starters and 100-percent of its scoring from last year's NCAA tournament run.
#5 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (4-0, 0-0 ACC)
PPG: 84.8 | FG%: 47.8 | 3FG%: 44.9 | FT%: 77.1
Series Record: UO leads, 2-1 (1-0 at Louisville)
Last Meeting: UO lost, 67-65 (3/17/95 in NCAA Tournament)
Notable: Louisville reached the WNIT championship game with wins over SEMO, Toledo and No. 24 Michigan. The Cardinals' best win this year, however, was a 95-90, overtime thriller at then-No. 5 Ohio State. Asia Durr, who is averaging a team-high 20.5 points, had 47 points. Myisha Hines-Allen is averaging a double-double, with 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - CBS Sports Network
Stream - cbssports.com with a cable login
Radio - KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com .
Live Stats - gocards.com
DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 10 ranking in the AP poll is its highest since being ranked No. 10 on Dec. 4, 2000. The Ducks' highest ever ranking in the AP poll is No. 9 on four occassions during the 1981-82 season.
HISTORY VS. LOUISVILLE
- Oregon leads the overall series against Louisville, 2-1
- No. 6 Oregon met No. 11 seed Louisville in the first round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament, falling 67-65, in Athens, Ga. Arianne Boyer had a team-high 19 points plus 12 rebounds for the Ducks.
- Oregon won the first two meetings against the Cardinals, winning 76-70 in Louisville in 1991 and 81-70 in Eugene in 1992.
- Head coach Kelly Graves and No. 11 seed Gonzaga upset No. 7 seed Louisville, 76-69, in the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. That was the first of two occassions (last year with No. 10 seed Oregon) that Graves has taken a double-digit seed to the Elite Eight.
IONESCU EARNS SIXTH CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE
In what she called "the ugliest triple-double of my life", Sabrina Ionecu tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Ducks won, 83-68, at No. 19 Texas A&M on Nov. 16. Ionescu didn't score at all in the first half and finished the game just 3-of-14 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-pointer range. She did, however, go a career-high 9-of-11 at the free throw line. The guard is now tied with Nicole Powell's (Stanford) Pac-12 career record and one away from the NCAA record (7).
IONESCU TALLIES FIFTH TRIPLE-DOUBLE
With a career-high 29 points plus 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Drake on Nov. 12, Sabrina Ionescu tallied her fifth career triple-double in just the second game of her sophomore season.
NCAA CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLES LEADERS
Name, School Years T-Ds
Suzie McConnell, Penn State 1985-88 7
Louella Tomlinson, St. Mary's 2008-11 7
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon 2016-pres. 6*
Nicole Powell, Stanford 2001-04 6*
Danielle Carson, Youngstown St. 1982-86 6
Alyssa Thomas, Maryland 2011-14 6
Samantha Logic, Iowa 2012-15 6
* Pac-12 Career Record, former UO assistant under Graves
RUTHY IS PERFECT
Sophomore Ruthy Hebard went a perfect 10-for-10 from the floor for a game-high 24 points plus eight rebounds.
- Hebard's 10-for-10 performance is the third-best in UO single-game history.
- Both Jillian Alleyne (2014 vs. Arizona) and Lauri Landerholm (1987 vs. Washington State) share the record after going 11-of-11 from the field.
- Hebard was already seventh on the all-time list after going 12-of-13 (92.3%) against Portland State last season.
BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 46.1 percent three-point shooter (211-for-458), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Oregon's 48-point win (91-43) over CSUN on Nov. 10 was the Ducks' second largest victory under head coach Kelly Graves. The biggest was a 63-point win (122-59) against Portland State on Dec. 17, 2015.
NON-CONFERENCE UNDER GRAVES
Oregon is 31-6 in regular season non-conference games in four-plus seasons under head coach Kelly Graves.
- The Ducks went a perfect 11-0 in non-conference play during the 2015-16 season.
- If you include postseason games (WNIT in 2015-16 and NCAA in 2016-17), the Ducks are 38-8 against non-Pac-12 opponents.
#10 OREGON DUCKS (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 94.7 | FG%: 50.0 | 3FG%: 44.6 | FT%: 70.7
Notable: Guard Sabrina Ionescu is just the eight player in NCAA history to record a triple-double in back-to-back games. She did it against Drake on Sunday and again at No. 19 Texas A&M on Thursday. Fellow sophomore Ruthy Hebard was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field for 24 points against the Aggies. The Ducks are coming off their first ever appearances in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 and return all five starters and 100-percent of its scoring from last year's NCAA tournament run.
#5 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (4-0, 0-0 ACC)
PPG: 84.8 | FG%: 47.8 | 3FG%: 44.9 | FT%: 77.1
Series Record: UO leads, 2-1 (1-0 at Louisville)
Last Meeting: UO lost, 67-65 (3/17/95 in NCAA Tournament)
Notable: Louisville reached the WNIT championship game with wins over SEMO, Toledo and No. 24 Michigan. The Cardinals' best win this year, however, was a 95-90, overtime thriller at then-No. 5 Ohio State. Asia Durr, who is averaging a team-high 20.5 points, had 47 points. Myisha Hines-Allen is averaging a double-double, with 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - CBS Sports Network
Stream - cbssports.com with a cable login
Radio - KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com .
Live Stats - gocards.com
DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 10 ranking in the AP poll is its highest since being ranked No. 10 on Dec. 4, 2000. The Ducks' highest ever ranking in the AP poll is No. 9 on four occassions during the 1981-82 season.
HISTORY VS. LOUISVILLE
- Oregon leads the overall series against Louisville, 2-1
- No. 6 Oregon met No. 11 seed Louisville in the first round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament, falling 67-65, in Athens, Ga. Arianne Boyer had a team-high 19 points plus 12 rebounds for the Ducks.
- Oregon won the first two meetings against the Cardinals, winning 76-70 in Louisville in 1991 and 81-70 in Eugene in 1992.
- Head coach Kelly Graves and No. 11 seed Gonzaga upset No. 7 seed Louisville, 76-69, in the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. That was the first of two occassions (last year with No. 10 seed Oregon) that Graves has taken a double-digit seed to the Elite Eight.
IONESCU EARNS SIXTH CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE
In what she called "the ugliest triple-double of my life", Sabrina Ionecu tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Ducks won, 83-68, at No. 19 Texas A&M on Nov. 16. Ionescu didn't score at all in the first half and finished the game just 3-of-14 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-pointer range. She did, however, go a career-high 9-of-11 at the free throw line. The guard is now tied with Nicole Powell's (Stanford) Pac-12 career record and one away from the NCAA record (7).
IONESCU TALLIES FIFTH TRIPLE-DOUBLE
With a career-high 29 points plus 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Drake on Nov. 12, Sabrina Ionescu tallied her fifth career triple-double in just the second game of her sophomore season.
NCAA CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLES LEADERS
Name, School Years T-Ds
Suzie McConnell, Penn State 1985-88 7
Louella Tomlinson, St. Mary's 2008-11 7
Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon 2016-pres. 6*
Nicole Powell, Stanford 2001-04 6*
Danielle Carson, Youngstown St. 1982-86 6
Alyssa Thomas, Maryland 2011-14 6
Samantha Logic, Iowa 2012-15 6
* Pac-12 Career Record, former UO assistant under Graves
RUTHY IS PERFECT
Sophomore Ruthy Hebard went a perfect 10-for-10 from the floor for a game-high 24 points plus eight rebounds.
- Hebard's 10-for-10 performance is the third-best in UO single-game history.
- Both Jillian Alleyne (2014 vs. Arizona) and Lauri Landerholm (1987 vs. Washington State) share the record after going 11-of-11 from the field.
- Hebard was already seventh on the all-time list after going 12-of-13 (92.3%) against Portland State last season.
BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 46.1 percent three-point shooter (211-for-458), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Oregon's 48-point win (91-43) over CSUN on Nov. 10 was the Ducks' second largest victory under head coach Kelly Graves. The biggest was a 63-point win (122-59) against Portland State on Dec. 17, 2015.
NON-CONFERENCE UNDER GRAVES
Oregon is 31-6 in regular season non-conference games in four-plus seasons under head coach Kelly Graves.
- The Ducks went a perfect 11-0 in non-conference play during the 2015-16 season.
- If you include postseason games (WNIT in 2015-16 and NCAA in 2016-17), the Ducks are 38-8 against non-Pac-12 opponents.
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